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' June 10, 1930. A. F. SCHRUP 1,763,375

COMBINED GARMENT AND HOOD Filed April 2'7, 1929 Patented June 10, 1930UNI'lED STATES AELFRED F. SCHRUP,

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or DUBUQUE, IOWAQASSIG'NOR TO K. B. GLOVER comrAnm'or DUIBUQUE, IowA, ACORPORATION or IowA COMBINED GARMENT AND noon Application fiia April 27,

My invention relates to wearing apparel and particularly to the typeadapted for outer wear during cold weather such' as jackets, overcoats,and other over garments. r

Garments of the prior art have employed the collar thereof as a hood butthese structures have resulted in unsightly collars of peculiar shapesor in hoods which have been un-' satisfactory in service, either failingto cover the head completely or covering it so closely as to beuncomfortable. Some of the collars have been of double thickness which,while perhaps satisfactory with light material, with heavier materialforms a collar of great thicki ness which is very cumbersome in normaiuse.

Myinvention has for its principal object the provision of a garmenthaving a collar adapted to be used as a hood to protect the neck andhead when desired, wherein the fastening means is easily andconveniently operated to form a neat and trim hood and the collar whendown presents the usual appear ance of a sailor collar.

Other objects and advantages resulting from my invention will becomeapparent.

, tion of the hookless fastener;

Fig. 4. shows the under side of the lower end of the'collar indicatingin detail the position and manner of attaching the hookless fastener andFig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3 the garment illustrated will be seen to be ofthe mackinaw type having a back portion 7 pockets 8 at- 1929. Serial no.358,459.

tache d thereto, sleeves 9, and front portion 10 and 11.

The coat is of the single breasted type, the r left side buttoning overthe right. A collar 12 is attached to the coat at the neck band and ispermitted to hang down overthe back 7 the collar being of suflicientwidth to extend out over the shoulders in the manner of 'a sailorcollar. The parts of the front portions 10 and 11 which borderon theneck of the garment are adapted to be folded outward to provide lapels13 and 14. The collar extends forward along the neck band to. a pointadjacent to the lapels 13 and 14.

Directing attention to Figs. 3, land 5, a hook'less fastener such asdescribed in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,219,881 to Sundback, is attachedto the back of the collar near the lower edge, as clearly shown in Fig.3. stringers 15 and 16 are attached at one edge 17 to the underside ofthe collar ata point sufficiently distant from the lower edgethereof -tocompletely conceal the stringer and locking members. Locking members 18are attached to the lower free edge of each stringer. along the edgethereof. e free ends of the stringers are attached to the lower corners19 and 20 of the collar, the stringers extending inwardly along thelower edge and converging upwardly near the center thereof as clearlyshown in Fig. 4. A. sliding cam 21, having a-Y -shaped channel serves toengage the locking members of the two stringers when it is drawn outwardfrom the position shown in Fig. 4 or disengage them when drawn in theopposite direction.

The operatiomof this device is clearly set forth in the above men 1tioned patent, but I do not intend to restrict myself to fasteners madein accordance with this patent, slnce any fastener having a panof.stringers carrying locking members operable by cam means may be used. Itwill be evident that when the collar is raised upward andthe sliding cam21 drawn along the stringers-the latter will be drawn together drawingthe two edges of the collar together to bring the latter into a hoodshape. The upwardly converging portions 22 and 23 of the stringers serveto form the crowned tip portion 24.- of the hood, the edge of the collarat the center 25 folding inward to permit this adjustment.

Two purposes are served by fastening the stringer to the collar at adistance from the lower edge. When the collar is in its normal lowerposition the fastener is in this manner completely .concealed from view.On the other hand, when the fastener is closed the edges 26 and 27 ofthe collar are brought in contact, completely covering the fastener fromthe interior of the hood thereby effectively preventing the hair frombecoming caught or tangled in the portions of the fastener. When thecollar is brought'into its raised position and the fastener closed itwill be found convenient to raise the lapels 13 and 14 closely about thethroat as shown in Fig. 1 whereby the front of the hood is broughtsnugly about the face and under the skin, completely. protecting thehead and neck from the action of the-elements, the left side 28 of thecollar covering the left side of the head and neck, the right side 29 ofthe collar coveringthe right side of the head and neck. When "the collarlies in its normal lower positionit presents the neat and trim.appearance of an ordinary sailor collar and protects the shoulders fromthe elements. When the collar is raised to the elevated position to formthe hood, a neat and shapely hood of ample size is formed. 1 It will beseen that the collar may be raised to this position and the fastenerssecured in avery convenient manner. No buttoning or hooking is required.The sliding cam need only be grasped by the hand and drawnforward, a

simple and easy operation which may be performed by the wearer with the.coat in position.

NVhile I have thus described and illustrated in the particularembodiment of my invention I am aware that numerous changes may be madetherein and I do not wish to be limited except as required by the priorart and by the spirit and scope of the appended claim in which I claim:A garment of the character described having a collar of inelasticmaterial attached thereto at the neck, and a fastener comprisingstringers attached to the underside of the collar and spaced from thelower edge extending from the lower corners thereof to the center andmeeting thereat in upwardly curved relation, locking members attached tosaid stringers, and a sliding cam actuating said locking members, todraw the lower edge of the collar together in the form of a hoodv havinga smooth outer surface, said collar exnature.

ALFRED F. SCHRUP.

